World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement

Author/Contributor(s):	Crease, Robert P
Publisher:	W. W. Norton & Company
Date:	10/15/2012
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Millions of transactions each day depend on a reliable network of weights and measures. Crease traces the evolution of this international system from the use of flutes to measure distance in the dynasties of ancient China and figurines to weigh gold in West Africa to the creation of the French metric and British imperial systems.